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Barmbrack (Irish: bairín breac [1]), also often shortened to brack, is a yeast bread with added sultanas and raisins. [2] The bread is associated with Halloween in Ireland, where an item (often a ring) is placed inside the bread, with the person receiving it considered to be fortunate.
Samhain (/ ˈ s ɑː w ɪ n / SAH-win, / ˈ s aʊ ɪ n / SOW-in, Irish: [ˈsˠəunʲ], Scottish Gaelic: [ˈs̪ãũ.ɪɲ]) or Sauin (Manx: [ˈsoːɪnʲ]) is a Gaelic festival on 1 November marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year. [1]
Lughnasadh, Lughnasa or Lúnasa (/ ˈ l uː n ə s ə / LOO-nə-sə, Irish: [ˈl̪ˠuːnˠəsˠə]) is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season. Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man.
Also known as Samhain in the Celtic tradition, this is the season of endings, a time when spirits roam the earth and the boundary between the living and the dead is most fragile.
In local folklore, the bread is attributed to ancestral recipes from the times of the Celts in Romagna, [1] [10] or the Senones. [ 3 ] [ 11 ] On the night of Samhain , mischievous nocturnal domestic elves known as the Mazapégul would visit houses while the spirits of the dead would return to their homes and towns. [ 1 ]
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Bannock A griddle (girdle) from Dalgarven Mill in North Ayrshire, used for baking bannocks and oat cakes. The original bannocks were heavy, flat cakes of unleavened barley or oatmeal dough formed into a round or oval shape, then cooked on a griddle (or girdle in Scots).
A Little Something Sweet, Rhubarb Streusel Muffins. A little sugar fix in the morning isn’t something to overlook, especially a good muffin. Courtesy of the Taste of Home website, these Rhubarb ...